Diagonaldi
Very well executed
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Johann
A friend of mine picked up this "gem" from one of those $2 DVD bins at the local supermarket. I was somewhat interested in seeing it, after all I did enjoy "Enter the Dragon" and wanted to see some more of Jim Kelly and Bolo Yeung. This flick falls short of the mark, but I can't quite put my finger on why. The dubbing is bad, the camera work is poor, and the script is extremely predictable (all of these things I expect from a cheesy kung fu movie), but there seems to be something missing from this piece of celluloid. It may be that between the ass beatings, utterly pointless nudity, and wah-a-chicka music there's not much substance. The plot is that there's a diamond heist in Hong Kong by a gang (they all have the same tattoo, hence the title). Lucas (Jim Kelly) is called in by the insurance company to track down the diamond. Lucas seems to keep finding that his leads are killed off before he can get all the information that he needs. The other aspect of the story revolves around one of the gang members and his internal struggle with his loyalty to his boss and escaping the gangster life with his girlfriend. Still the whole thing seemed to be thrown together kind of haphazardly. There are some good lines, decent kung fu action, and naked girls, but it still seems to lack something. The times between the action are really boring.
Cletus
Jim Kelly is one of the unsung heroes of Blacksploitation. His role as "Roper" in the movie "enter the dragon" exposed the world to this amazing martial artist. His solo movies were the stuff of legend, as they were usually very funny (unintentionally) and happened to feature an afro-centric black man (daishikis and afros are everywhere in his movies) who totally kicked butt! Among Jim Kelly movies, Enter the Dragon is by far the best. But his solo career, mostly consisting of independent movies about a black martial artist, is well worth exploring.If you are a member of the Wu Tang clan, or a kung fu movie junkie, you gotta love this actor and especially this movie. It has all the elements of a great 1970's style Kung fu movie: Bad dubbing, plenty of fight scenes, an odd plot, and a protagonist with a Jackson 5 afro and the attitude to carry it off.This is not an Oscar caliber movie, but rather an independent flick with serious potential. Yes, it's really campy, and yes, the fight scenes are outdated, but this movie is worth checking out at least for the poorly dubbed dialog. Jim Kelly is never given a name in this movie, and is instead referred to, over and over again, as "That black guy". For real, the movie features such gems as "You got beat up by that black guy again" and "Let's go fight with that black guy".To sum it up in a short sentence: That Black guy is awesome!
apollocreed85
This movie is not really that good. The thing about Chinese films is they dub over the movie because it's cheaper to make. They dubbed Jim Kelly's voice and now he sounds like a wisecracking raspy sounding old man. The fights scenes are good, though and that's the only reason to check this movie out. It is definitely not one of Jim Kelly's better movies.
bennyfuel
Black Belt Jones 2 stars Jim Kelly, the famous afro-clad co-star to Bruce Lee in Enter the Dragon. Jim Kelly is a very entertaining actor to watch; the afro, the bad acting, the camp 70's tracksuits will all make you chuckle! The best martial arts in the film come from "Flash-legs Tan". The opening fight scene, though obviously coreographed, shows just what an amazing kicker he is! Fast and sharp. Jim Kelly on the otherhand...his kicks have no chamber, his supporting leg always seems bent, he's tense and his moves are often sped up. No disrespect to him...I mean can clearly score points in Karate Competitions (He has won a few) and he is the comical man! But he isn't the...erm...sharpest or most technical martial artist around and Mr Tan seems to make his fighting seem particularly poor in the movie. Also, on the back of the box, it says the hunt for the diamond leads him into a world of "strippers and hookers" which is in no way true...Mr Kelly leads HIMSELF into a world of strippers and hookers, which I found particularly amusing...this also results in plenty of uneccessary nudity, which isn't a bad thing!! Overall, not a bad film to watch, very entertaining, but certainly not a martial arts extravaganza!
